32 §1084-B. Mental or physical examination
Title 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 16: DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS
Subchapter 3: DENTISTS
§1084-B. Mental or physical examination
For the purposes of this section, by application for and acceptance of a license to practice, a licensed dentist is considered to have given consent to a mental or physical examination when directed by the board. The board may direct a dentist to submit to an examination whenever the board determines the dentist may be suffering from a mental illness that may be interfering with the competent practice of dentistry or from the use of intoxicants or drugs to an extent that they are preventing the dentist from practicing dentistry competently and with safety to patients. A dentist examined pursuant to an order of the board may not prevent the testimony of the examining individual or prevent the acceptance into evidence of the report of an examining individual. Failure to comply with an order of the board to submit to a mental or physical examination results in the immediate suspension of the license of the dentist by order of the District Court until the dentist submits to the examination. [2003, c. 669, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
2003, c. 669, §5 (NEW).